Some women felt guilty because they had to spend their savings on treatment and its expenses rather than meeting family needs (Banning, Hafeez et al., 2009a). While, other women reported that the fear of financial distress associated with potential job loss prevented them from attending for treatment (Ashing-Giwa, Padilla et al., 2008). To address these financial burdens, Pisu, Martin et al. (2014) asked 23 (14 African American and 9 white) breast cancer survivors ‘what could help women deal with the financial burden that cancer brings to them and their families?.’ The majority called for affordable medical insurance, information on treatment cost, and public agencies that help them in issues like transportation. Financial challenges are complex issues associated with a country’s economic status and its healthcare system and health insurance; but this was only reported for specific ethnic populations and cannot be generalised to all breast cancer
Some women felt guilty because they had to spend their savings on treatment and its expenses rather than meeting family needs (Banning, Hafeez et al., 2009a). While, other women reported that the fear of financial distress associated with potential job loss prevented them from attending for treatment (Ashing-Giwa, Padilla et al., 2008). To address these financial burdens, Pisu, Martin et al. (2014) asked 23 (14 African American and 9 white) breast cancer survivors ‘what could help women deal with the financial burden that cancer brings to them and their families?.’ The majority called for affordable medical insurance, information on treatment cost, and public agencies that help them in issues like transportation. Financial challenges are complex issues associated with a country’s economic status and its healthcare system and health insurance; but this was only reported for specific ethnic populations and cannot be generalised to all breast cancer